| Lat / long: | -21.94773, -46.4826 |
| Primary: | Uranium |
| Secondary: | Molybdenum, Zirconium |
| Ore: | Coffinite, Galena, Ilsemannite, Jordisite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Uraninite, Zircon |
| Gangue: | Fluorite |
| Orebody form: | LENSES |
| Discovery year: | 1952 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Medium |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1982 |
| Host rock: | Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex;Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex;Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex;Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex;Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex;Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex;Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Complex |
| Host type: | Nepheline Syenite |
| Structure: | Pocos De Caldas Alkaline Ring Complex |
| Alteration processes: | Potassic, Oxidation |
| MRDS | TC42777 |
| DEP | 10066544 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: FRAENKEL, M.O., DOS SANTOS, R.C., DE V. LAPIDO LOUREIRO, F.E., AND DE SENNA MUNIZ, W., 1985, JAZIDA DE URANIO NO PLANALTO DE POCOS DE CALDAS, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., SCHOBENHAUS, C., AND SILVA COELHO, C.E.: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, V. I, P. 89-103.}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 1982, V. 146, NO. 3 (MARCH), P. 190-191.}{Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, P. 162-163.}{Deposit:: WRIGHT AND PITTMAN, 1979, NURE REPORT GJO-103 (79), P. 109-125.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: FRAENKEL AND OTHERS (1985).}{Reserve-Resource:: MINING MAGAZINE (1982); WRIGHT AND PITTMAN (1979).} |
| Reporter | Leonard, Kenneth R. |